The Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certification Program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center strengthens admission qualifications for entrance into medical school

Academic Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Reeves, Rustin E ^a   Vishwanatha, Jamboor K ^a,b   Yorio, Thomas ^a,b   Budd, Michael ^c   Sheedlo, Harold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

^c University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 37649020610     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31815c641c     Document Type: Review

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